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Episode 4Balti. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Can you solve our history crossword of the week?1 May

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History crossword24 April. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Quiz of the weekWho was the first British royal to visit the United States?

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From ancient China to modern America: an astonishing history of censorship. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A history of the world in 7 faces: from Tutankhamun to the Virgin Mary. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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How many US presidents have been assassinated?

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Episode 3Victoria Sponge. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A collage-style image shows King Charles III and Donald Trump in formal evening dress on the left, set against a blended backdrop of the US and UK flags and a 19th-century painting. To the right, Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a tiara and turquoise gown, raises a glass in a toast with President Gerald Ford, while smaller historical figures appear in the background.

Pageantry and politics: a history of British royal visits to the US. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History crossword17 April. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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HistoryExtra AcademyRoyal women, with Professor Kate Williams

Episode 63 royal women who changed the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 2Pizza. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History crossword10 April. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A fantastical history of fairies. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History's Greatest Dishes: Season 1. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 1Blancmange. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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England's mistress: how Nell Gwyn won the heart of Charles II – and became a political powerhouse. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History crossword3 April. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What are history's biggest misconceptions? 9 experts reveal what we get wrong about the past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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From Joan of Arc to Brigitte Bardot: meet the trailblazing women who shaped French history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Famous last words: what did Winston Churchill, Walt Disney and Marie Antoinette say on their deathbeds?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A stylised, brightly coloured scene shows a group of 19th‑century men, women, and children standing in a pastoral landscape. Some hold farm tools or baskets of apples, others sip tea, and an older woman knits beside them. In front of the group, a table holds a modern blue radio emitting musical notes, a teacup, and a small bird, with a dog resting underneath.

Want to understand modern Britain? Look towards its villages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History crossword27 March. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Maduro, Castro and the War on Drugs: Latin America's troubled ties with the US. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History's most notorious crime scenes: from Lizzie Borden's lair to HH Holmes's 'murder castle'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History crossword13 March. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History crossword6 March. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Trailblazers and troublemakers: women who made French history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What was the most important year in history? We asked 9 experts – and this is what they said. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.